To suspend temporarily the duty on check valves of steel, having an opening less than approximately 7.62 cm. in diameter and certified by the importer as meeting ASME III certification requirements (but not meeting ASME B16.34 certification requirements) as approved for use in nuclear facilities.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on check valves of steel, having an opening less than approximately 7.62 cm. in diameter and certified by the importer as meeting ASME III certification requirements (but not meeting ASME B16.34 certification requirements) as approved for use in nuclear facilities.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5226 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5226

  To suspend temporarily the duty on check valves of steel, having an 
 opening less than approximately 7.62 cm. in diameter and certified by 
 the importer as meeting ASME III certification requirements (but not 
meeting ASME B16.34 certification requirements) as approved for use in 
                          nuclear facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2012

 Mr. Mulvaney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To suspend temporarily the duty on check valves of steel, having an 
 opening less than approximately 7.62 cm. in diameter and certified by 
 the importer as meeting ASME III certification requirements (but not 
meeting ASME B16.34 certification requirements) as approved for use in 
                          nuclear facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHECK VALVES OF STEEL, HAVING AN OPENING LESS THAN 
              APPROXIMATELY 7.62 CM. IN DIAMETER AND CERTIFIED BY THE 
              IMPORTER AS MEETING ASME III CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
              (BUT NOT MEETING ASME B16.34 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS) 
              AS APPROVED FOR USE IN NUCLEAR FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.01.00      Check valves of     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        steel, having an                                                   31/2015.......
                        opening less than
                        approximately
                        7.62 cm. in
                        diameter and
                        certified by the
                        importer as
                        meeting ASME III
                        certification
                        requirements (but
                        not meeting ASME
                        B16.34
                        certification
                        requirements) as
                        approved for use
                        in nuclear
                        facilities
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8481.30.20)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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